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Howell Construction has been building corporate interior space in the Denver market
since 1935. Earlier this year Howell, in collaboration with RNL Design, completed a
350,000-square-foot tenant improvement at DigitalGlobe’s new corporate headquar-
ters, located in Westminster.
The first phase of work included several electronics lab spaces, a new main data facility
and a new fiber-optic network structure to 10 renovated IDF locations. Other scope of
work included the creation of a new lobby entry with unclassified visitor conference
rooms, restrooms, security center, an expanded food service facility, and new gyms and
locker rooms.
At the beginning of the design process, our team spearheaded a thorough retro-com-
missioning study to evaluate the energy performance of the existing building. We found
serious controls and systems maintenance issues that caused this building to consume
energy at 3 times the rate of a standard office building. Howell led the effort to correct
these issues and have brought energy efficiency to code compliant levels.
As design neared completion, our team was tasked to substantially reduce the project
costs to fit our client's revised budget. We worked with our key subcontractors to de-
velop a solution to provide mission critical resources utilizing existing and relocated
equipment in lieu of purchasing new equipment, thus reducing the project budget by
approximately $4 million and hitting DigitalGlobe’s target.
Andy Stewart
Principal
303-696-5853
DigitalGlobe’s new corporate HQ in Westminster
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